After a few mails actually finding out what was wanted from me ('covering' is not in my brain cells) I made a account. Alright, first of, the site design is a-fucking-mazing. It's like opening a can of peas and getting Golden Surprise Pudding. It's very clean and it's smooth on my computer, not taking ages to load unlike them other wannabe funny websites.
So I put my jaw back on from the design and sign up. Took a few minutes, but I got it done eventually. The email confirmation took a bit longer than expected, but I was soon logged in and ready to roll.
Right, so, I log on, and suddenly I got windows everywhere, one for games, one for your personal controls, and one seems to be filled with a load of people I don't ever wanna meet. Lushing in the customization available, I quickly give my page a bright pink overtone and a default background.
Pimp My UI - after 1 minute of tweaking, this is it, Extremely easy and fun to do, surprisingly.
Right so - the games. Doof seems to promote the multiplayer and sociable side of gaming here, so I instantly thought 'Fuck yeah X Box Live Arcade gimmick'. Take that as a compliment for those who havn't for a X-Box, you naysayers. So i booted up the games list, set myself onto a Tetris game and started a game. 3 Screens, and only mine was able to move, the other two just fell piling up. Seems nobody wanted to play with me, just like Uncle Fred. So, that went balls up. Second try, same thing, seems Tetris isn't very popular with the majority.
Flashing through the games I came across a nice bow and arrow game called Golden Arrow. Started it up and was greeted with a scoreboard and a estimate of what was needed. Aiming my bow I had a few games, and enjoy'd it, checking my score I came up to rank 13,000 approx. So that's my self pride dashed aside, thanks Doof.
It's not that I don't like Doof, don't get me wrong, for something to do at the office or during your school, it's great fun - lots of games, alot of people to play against (if you choose the right game, go and play more tetris) and the 'MySpace' customization available. But it does have it's downfalls. Like all good things, Doof requires you to pay for 'Credits' which in turn enable you to play in tournaments, but some gifts, custom your screen a bit more. That's alright, if all the best stuff wasn't locked and unavailable which just forces you to pay to get it. Good strategy and may worked better if I cared, but I just didn't. Final niff I have to say (and this is just a one off) was display pictures. Browsing through I got a Goatse thrown at me from a user. If you don't know what a Goatse is, check when your at home on google. It's nasty.
All in all, Doof ain't half bad. Whilst lacking the 21st century gaming needs most people ask for nowdays (think Counter Strike, TF2 and Halo) it has the charm that hooks people in. The games are numerous, their designed really nicely, the website itself looks great and the whole idea screams 'Addiction!'
Defintly one for work and schools, possibly at home, sign up and check it out if your into the arcade games of past ages.
George
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